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SCP-5687 Keter ? low confidence
SCP-5687
Expected annual
$6.7M
One-time setup
$6.6M
Annual recurring
$6.3M
Personnel
34
Initial one-time setup is estimated at several million USD (primary drivers: legal/PR contingency, secure archive and facility buildouts, and emergency reserve); recurring operations are dominated by ongoing legal/PR, rapid-response operations, staff wages, and transport/logistics, producing a baseline annual cost near $5.9M.
🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $6.6M
Legal Pr Retainer And Contingency $2.5M
[#9] Initial legal and PR retainer and setup ($500k) plus contingency war-chest / settlement reserve (~$2M) for high civil-exposure risk.
Facilities $1.6M
[#4, #5, #16] Secure archive/vault retrofit, reinforced evidence/air-gapped room; reinforced aviary/large-capacity enclosure construction and environmental controls; training facility setup (structural/buildout components).
Containment Emergency Reserve Seed $1.0M
[#14] Dedicated one-time seed for Containment Breach & Emergency Response Reserve (minimum seed fund).
Equipment $975K
[#2, #3, #7, #12, #13] Rapid-response & field vehicles/equipment ($200k), thaumaturgically-sensitive detection hardware and specialized sensors ($275k), armored transport procurement ($200k), scanners/air-gapped server hardware for redaction/catalog ($250k), evidence-handling equipment ($50k).
Initial Research And Lab Setup $300K
[#11] Forensics/runic-analysis lab buildout and specialized instrumentation for runic/linguistic/occult analysis and controlled experiments.
Liaison Negotiation Reserve $200K
[#19] One-time negotiation/reserve budget related to interactions with GoI-5917 and other external groups.
🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $6.3M/yr
Cover Story And Legal $1.0M/yr
[#9] Ongoing legal, crisis PR, influence operations, retainers and active defense budgets for civil exposure mitigation (~$1M/yr).
Rapid Response Ops $750K/yr
[#2] Recurring staffing, deployment costs, armored van ops, overtime and coordination costs for regional rapid-response entry-securing teams.
Intelligence Osint Team $500K/yr
[#10] OSINT and monitoring team (5 analysts + tooling, takedown budgets) to intercept reports and identify new entrances.
Containment Emergency Reserve Replenish $500K/yr
[#14] Annual target replenishment to maintain the emergency reserve fund for breaches and large-scale incidents.
Insurance And Liability Fund $500K/yr
[#15] Insurance premiums, worker compensation and liability reserves for concierges/responders and third-party claims.
Staff Wages $485K/yr
[#1] 24/7 onsite concierge staffing: ~3 full-time trained Foundation agents with benefits/overhead included (~$485k/yr).
Forensics Research Staff And Consumables $300K/yr
[#11] Ongoing staff, consumables, and research costs for forensics/runic analysis and linguistic specialists.
Administrative Overhead $300K/yr
[#20] HR, payroll, clearance processing, recordkeeping and administrative overhead (estimated ~10–15% of program costs; midline used).
Logistics And Transport $250K/yr
[#7] Ongoing secure transport ops, fuel, sedation/restraint supplies, per-transport overhead (baseline estimate; per-transport costs vary widely).
Medical Psych Memetic Services $225K/yr
[#6] Continuous medical, psychological, and memetic-safety services including clinicians and memetic hazard assessments (~$150k–$300k/yr; midline used).
Facilities Maintenance $200K/yr
[#4] Archive/vault maintenance, Faraday/shield upkeep, evidence-safe maintenance and building upkeep for secure containment & archive facility.
Archive Staffing And Maintenance $200K/yr
[#4] Staffing and recurring maintenance specifically tied to the secure archive and evidence vault (cataloging, air-gapped storage upkeep).
Entrant Support And Housing Per Person $200K/yr
[#18] Baseline recurring budget for long-term support/housing/stipends/monitoring for entrants retained or absorbed (per-person costs $30k–$60k/yr; budget assumes a modest cohort).
Avian Veterinary And Care $150K/yr
[#5] Veterinary staffing, food, enrichment, environmental controls, PPE and handling for SCP-5687-2A.
Onboarding And Training Program $150K/yr
[#8] Annual budget for onboarding, vetting, training programs, temporary housing stipends and background checks (per-recruit one-time costs are variable/volume-dependent).
Redaction And Archiving Ops $150K/yr
[#12] Ongoing redaction, cataloging, and archiving operations including analyst time and air-gapped storage maintenance.
Translation And Cultural Consultancy $115K/yr
[#17] Translation, linguistics, and occult/cultural consultancy retainer for runes/Hebrew and foreign periodical translation (~midline).
Training And Ppe $100K/yr
[#16] Recurring training courses, certifications, PPE replacement, and specialized handling recertifications.
Liaisons And Interaction Ops $100K/yr
[#19] Liaison staff and operational budget for negotiated transfers and interactions with GoI-5917 and other groups.
Thaum Detection Maintenance And Staffing $75K/yr
[#3] Maintenance, calibration, storage, and staffing for thaumaturgically-sensitive detection and specialized surveillance equipment.
Evidence Handling Consumables $40K/yr
[#13] Consumables for bagging, quarantine, decon stations, PPE replacement and rune-shielded crates.
Supplies And Consumables $0/yr
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Research And Monitoring $0/yr
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⚡ Cost Scenarios
📊 Baseline (baseline) $6.3M/yr
85.0% probability / year
Normal year with routine operations, low entrant volume, no large breaches or major litigation events.
no major containment breaches entrance frequency remains low routine deployments only
🚨 Minor Incident $6.4M/yr
12.0% probability / year +$100K vs baseline
Localized breach or multiple small deployments causing elevated legal and rapid-response costs and short-term remediation.
localized containment breach heightened local publicity / civil suits several rapid-response deployments
🚨 Major Breach $17.9M/yr
3.0% probability / year +$11.6M vs baseline
Large-scale containment failure, mass-exposures, major litigation and long-term rebuild or wide legal settlements.
mass exposure or widespread periodical dissemination major legal settlements / political fallout facility destruction or prolonged breach
👥 Personnel 34 total
Role Count Notes
Concierge Agent 3 [#1] Continuous onsite concierge staffing (three 8-hour shifts plus spares).
Security Officer / MTF Agent 6 [#2, #7] Rapid-response team members for cordoning, crowd control, and securing entrances (regional on-call roster).
Transport Driver / Escort 3 [#7] Drivers and escort personnel for armored transport and detainee transfers.
Research Scientist / Runic Specialist / Forensics 4 [#11, #3] Forensics and runic-analysis specialists, lab techs and linguists supporting controlled experiments and origin analysis.
Intelligence Analyst / OSINT 5 [#10] OSINT/monitoring analysts tasked with scanning social media, niche communities, and news for reports and new entrances.
Medical Officer / Clinician 3 [#6] Medical and psychological clinicians plus memetic-safety specialists for staff and entrant care.
Veterinarian / Animal Handler 3 [#5] Veterinary staff and handlers for SCP-5687-2A aviary care and handling.
Legal / PR Staff 4 [#9] In-house legal counsel and PR/crisis communications staff supporting ongoing litigation and cover operations.
Administrative Staff 3 [#20] HR, payroll, clearance processing, and program administrative support.
📋 Confidence Notes
Estimates are low-confidence due to wide parameter uncertainty: frequency of entrances is unknown, many costs scale per-entrant, legal exposure and settlement sizes are highly variable, and several required technologies are specialized/novel.
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